Small Tubbs Hill fire contained

A small brush fire threatened six homes on Tubbs Hill last night. Four different agencies responded to the fire, which was reported at 8:30 p.m. and burned about an acre. The cause of the fire is still being investigated, said Coeur d’Alene Fire Chief Kenny Gabriel. “So, our guess is that it’s probably a human caused fire, which makes us nervous,” he said. The fire started about halfway up Tubbs Hill Drive and was burning uphill, Gabriel said. “It spread quite rapidly. It was within 25 feet of homes,” he said. “The crews did a masterful job on keeping the fire away from homes.” There were 27 fire personnel on scene Tuesday night. Crews left the fire about 12:30 a.m., however they continued to monitor it throughout the night, and are conducting mop up operations today. This is the second fire on Tubbs Hill in a month. On June 20 there was a 5-acre fire.